Join Serpentine

Serpentine is central London's running, athletics and triathlon club. We welcome everyone from age 8 upwards whether they be complete beginners, national level athletes or anything in-between. If you want to try us out before joining we suggest:

Runners new to structured training should try out our Monday foundation track session at Paddington
Experienced runners (all speeds) should go to our Tuesday track session at Paddington
Experienced runners (sub 37 for 10k) should go to our Tuesday track session at Parliament Hill
Beginners and recreational runners should go to our Wednesday club run or Saturday club run
Triathletes should come to our Wednesday spin session
Sprinters and other track and field athletes should contact athletics@serpentine.org.uk to discuss the options
Juniors should go to one of our junior track sessions

Why Join Serpentine? You can find out more about the club in our About us section, and there's more information for runners, track & field athletes and triathletes in those sections too. Membership costs are listed on our sign-up page.

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News

Summer League third fixture, 30th June 10am, Perivale Park

Hot on the heels of the second fixture, the third Summer League race is Sunday 30th June at Perivale Park and it's another 5 miler!

Last Friday of the Month 5k - 28 June

The 28 June race has sold out and no further entries can be taken. A reminder that the meeting point, start and finish are by the BOAT HOUSE and not at the Bandstand, with the 2-lap course being used.

Social trail run (Hassocks) on Saturday 29th June

Please join us on a social trail run from Hassocks to Lewes through the beautiful South Downs Way led by Hisayo Kawahara on 29 June (Saturday).

Volunteers needed at the first Grand Prix Race - 29th June.

The first race in the summer Grand Prix Series takes place on Saturday 29th June over a 1km course in Hyde Park from 9:00am, and we are looking for volunteers.

Grand Prix - first race 1K - 29th June

The first race in the Summer Grand Prix series takes place on Saturday, 29 June over a 1km course in Hyde Park from 9.00am. We will need some volunteers to act as timekeepers, recorders, marshals, to register runners and process their results. Click above for more information.

SAL match 3 - Race report

Another great day out for our SAL team: we were very close to winning our second match of the season and missed out by only few points.

Results round-up - June

With thanks to David Chalfen for writing this up, here's just some of the highlights from the few weeks. Well done to everyone involved.

RUN LONDON RELAY SERPIE TAKEOVER JULY 14

RUN LONDON, RELAY HAPPINESS

For the life lovers and big idea believers. All speeds, shapes and sizes. Come run with us this summer at the London Relay. The London Relay is a non-stop 30 day running relay taking place from June 29 to July 28 and we have a whole 24 hours to ourselves on July 14!

10k club championship race - entry now open

The 10k club championship will be held within the Middlesex and Open 10k in Victoria Park on Sunday 29 September at 10:30am.

Welsh Castles Relay

Over 40 Serpies enjoyed a successful and enjoyable trip to Wales last weekend to take part in the annual Welsh Castles Relay. This 20-stage relay race covers over 200 miles from Caernarfon to Cardiff and we have been sending teams for over 30 years. It is always a brilliant weekend away and this year didn't disappoint, despite a bit of rain, and we saw some excellent running performances and great team spirit.

Serpie Trail adventures this summer

The Peak District and back - in a day! We've planned a beautiful 26 mile trail run suitable for marathon runners on 10th August, leaving 8am returning 9pm. Sign-up is open and early train booking is advised to take advantage of cheaper Advance tickets.